self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
pointing out; identification
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
that is to say; so that means
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
digestive medicine; medicine for the stomach and bowels
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
draw (in competition); tie game
to glare at each other; to confront each other
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
each time it happens; at all such times
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
combustibles; inflammables; flammables; burnables